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"The man who has honesty, integrity,
the love of inquiry, the desire to see beyond, is ready to appreciate
good art."
Wesley Drake was born in Buffalo, New York
in 1970 and, from a young age, moved frequently to different cities due
to his father’s work; which seems to be the root of the strong sense
of wanderlust that he possesses today. His travels have taken him to China,
Argentina, Italy, France, Seychelles, Puerto Rico, Thailand, Mexico, Costa Rica, Japan
and more, supplying an endless source of subject matter for painting.
“Travel opens the door to discovering different cultures, architecture,
culinary experiences and ways of life that I can’t help but want
to translate onto canvas,” Wes says. In the Fall of 2006 Wesley James Drake went on a 3-week painting trip in China with a select group of artists organized by Zhiwei Tu that included Neil Patterson, Scott Tallman Powers, Ken Cadwallader, Clayton Beck III, Diane Hynes and Dudley Dana and Candace Crosby of the Dana Gallery. Following are a few photos that highlight the trip:
Zhiwei Tu being interviewed by newspaper and television crews.
Wesley presenting the painting of the "Yao Man" to the Shaoguan Museum curators.
Newspaper articles about our group, the "American Oil Painters", in China.
Meeting
with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to discuss the merging of
In the studio of the head of the Central Academy of Fine Art, Beijing
The auction held at Weng Yuen was quite a success with nearly all the paintings selling.
Painting demo for the students at the Shaoguan University, China
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Affiliations Museums Shaoguan Art Museum,
The
Plein Air Painters of Chicago Group Exhibit Wengyuan,
China, Exhibit and Auction with American Oil Painters Shaoguan
University, China Group Exhibit Shaoguan,
China, Exhibit and Auction with American Oil Painters Gold
Medal Show, Palette and Chisel Plein Air Painters of Chicago Group Exhibit China Group Exhibit at Dana Gallery Plein Air Easton National Painting Competition Dana Gallery/Montana Plein Air Invitational Bistro 110 Chicago exhibit Salon International, Greenhouse Gallery Oil Painters of America 17th International Juried Exhibition Anne Irwin Fine Art Gallery Cliff Dwellers Salon International, Greenhouse Gallery Anne Irwin Fine Art Gallery Oil Painters of America 18th International Juried Exhibition Solomons Paint the Town Plein Air Competition Chicago Cityscapes Exhibit, Bistro 110 Salon International, Greenhouse Gallery Anne Irwin Fine Art Gallery Solomons Paint the Town Plein Air Competition Scenes of the South Small Works Show All Stars Show Western Masters presented by C.M. Russell Museum Solomons Paint the Town Plein Air Competition A Tale of Two Cities Dana Gallery All Stars show Small Works Show Scottsdale Salon Solomons Paint the Town Plein Air Competition Dana Gallery Plein Air Invitational Solomons Paint the Town Plein Air Competition Salon International, Greenhouse Gallery Dana Gallery Plein Air Invitational Solomons Plein Air Competition Dana Gallery Holiday Show
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